WEBVTT SHE WORKED FOR A STATE CABINETAND METRO LOUISVILLE GOVERNMENTAND IS BIG ON TRACKING NUMBERSSO THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS"IMPACT.">> 2017 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR THELOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE, AND ISAY WHAT I ALWAYS SAY, WE ARE AGOOD BAND-AID FOR WHAT IS BROKENIN AMERICA AND IN OUR CITY. MARK: THE LOUISVILLE URBANLEAGUE HAD BIG NUMBERS TO POSTERIC -- AT THEIR ANNUAL REPORTLUNCHEON.251 PEOPLE PLACED IN NEW JOBSFOR AN ESTIMATED $5.5 MILLION INNEW WAGES.>> I THINK SOMETIMES THERE ARELOTS OF NON-PROFITS THAT AREDOING WONDERFUL WORK AND NOTALWAYS STUDYING THE NUMBERS, ANDSO YOU JUST GET SO CAUGHT UP INTHE HARD WORK OF IT THAT YOUREALLY FORGET TO TELL YOURSTORY. MARK: THE URBAN LEAGUE COUNSELED887 POTENTIAL HOMEBUYERS, HELPEDCREATE $5.5 MILLION IN NEWMORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, AND SAVED$11.55 MILLION WORTH OF HOMEFROM FORECLOSURE, ACCORDING TOTHE NONPROFIT.AND THEN THERE ARE PROGRAMS MOREDIFFICULT TO MEASURE, LIKE THENEW GIRLS LEAGUE OF THE WEST, ORGLOW.>> GLOW IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSEIT'S LITERALLY A SPACE DESIGNEDFOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED BLACKGIRLS TO REALLY JUST BE ALL THATWE ARE. MARK: GLOW WORKSHOPS ARECENTERED ON EMPOWERMENT.>> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE VERYMISUNDERSTOOD, GROWING UP, AND IFEEL LIKE THERE'S NOT REALLYLOT OF SPACES WHERE WE CAN VENTAND TALK TO OLDER BLACK GIRLSWHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY OURPARENTS. MARK: REYNOLDS SAYS YOUTHPROGRAMS HELPED 600 CHILDREN INTHE PAST YEAR.>> SO WE HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANTIMPACT ON THIS CITY.I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN WE SEE THEHOMICIDES AND SOME OF THETERRIBLE THINGS HAPPENING, ITFEELS LIKE THERE IS NO HOPE, B